Thursday, July 5, 2007

It was a gorgeous day today and Charlotte decided to have a sewing day. She sat out on the deck hand piecing her dolly quilt when a friend came down to play. Since she was unwilling to put her sewing down to play, Charlotte put her friend to work placing pins in the pin cushion. This did not look like alot of fun and it was Zach's job anyway, so I asked Charlotte's friend if she would like to sew too. She lit up and we headed to my sewing room. She picked 2 orphan blocks and I cut 2 alternate blocks and away she went. She did very well. She wants to make a pillow and Ipromised her she could come back tomorrow and work on it some more. It will be a nice surprise for her mom. (I did get permission from her mom to put her picture here.) The sight of these 2 little girls, ages 10 & 11, sitting on the deck sewing patchwork just warmed my heart. This is what it is all about. Passing on a love for needlework that will enrich their lives and possibly the lives of their children and grandchildren. I am as excited about Charlotte's next project as she is. It is a little pillow in stamped cross stitch. I think I will get some redwork kitchen towels and join her on the deck when she is ready. I will post a pic of both girls with their finished projects very soon.

What a sweet picture! I love that the girls are so enthusiastic about their sewing.I hope this passion for needlework will stay with them always and that they, in turn, will pass down the joy of working with needle and thread.

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I am a lover of quilts and quilting. I hand quilt and hand applique, though I mostly machine piece. My tastes run to the traditional and my color choices do not stray far from earth type tones, though I am learning to step outside that box.

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